If you can’t prosecute a crime for 8 years, a new gov’t won’t do that for you – Dafeamekpor tells NPP
South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has dismissed the claim by the Minority members in Parliament that President Mahama’s government has become a ‘clearing agent’, politically acquitting party members standing trial.
Dafeamekpor noted that the NPP MPs are only on a propaganda spree to vindicate themselves because they were once accused of being ‘clearing agents’.
According to him, the Akuffo-led administration had 8 years and could not successfully prosecute persons they claim have committed crime, hence, it would be needless for a new government to “waste time and resources” to prosecute these individuals.
“They were described as clearing agent so the NPP is looking for opportunity to even the disequilibrium to also say we are clearing agent. If somebody had indeed committed a crime punishable under law, you don’t need 8 years to prosecute him.
“If a group of people cannot successfully prosecute a crime for 8 years, you expect a new government to do that?
“Given all the facts we know in Ato Forson case, are you saying the Republic should be interested in prosecuting the Minister responsible for Finance, it’s a total waste of the nation’s resource and time,” Dafeamekpor said in an interview on Hot Issues, Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Since assuming office, President Mahama has officially dropped all criminal charges against the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, and Anthony Kwaku Boahen.
Also, Former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, businessman Seidu Agongo, and Agricult Ghana Limited have been acquitted and discharged of all criminal charges in the COCOBOD case by the High Court.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has also withdrawn an appeal initiated by his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, against a Court of Appeal ruling that acquitted and discharged Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa of charges related to causing financial loss to the state.
Criminal charges against Johnson Asiama, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG),were also dropped. The banker was on trial for alleged involvement in the collapse of UniBank and UT Bank.
Asiama, along with several others, had been facing a range of charges including fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, conspiracy to commit crime, and violations of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Act since 2020.
